Author: Ronald W. Mortensen

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Ronald Mortensen, Ph.D. is a retired career U.S. Foreign Service Officer and was nominated by President Donald J. Trump to be Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration.

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Noncitizen Crimes in a Conservative Utah County

Murder, child rape, and more – much of it the fault of lax immigration enforcement

Blog

Topics: Criminal Aliens

America’s Reddest (and Stealthiest) Sanctuary State — Not So Stealthy Now

How to end the Beehive State’s sanctuary status

Report

Topics: Sanctuary Cities, Utah

Utah: The Reddest (and Stealthiest) Sanctuary State

A closer destination for border states to bus illegal aliens?

Blog

Topics: Sanctuary Cities, Utah

No Vaccine Mandate for Illegal Aliens

But unvaccinated Americans and Africans are blamed for spreading Covid

Blog

Topics: Covid-19 and Immigration, Illegal Immigration

Americans Sickened by Nuclear Tests Got a Pittance While Illegals Stand to Profit Handsomely

The government cares more for illegal aliens that American 'downwinders'

Blog

Topics: Biden Border Crisis

What the Afghanistan Debacle and the Southern Border Crisis Have in Common

Blog

Topics: Biden Border Crisis, Afghan Refugees

Biden's 'Root Causes' Approach Likely to Reward Corruption and Encourage More Illegal Immigration

Blog

Topics: Biden Border Crisis, Central America

DACA Recipients Should Make Restitution to Their American Identity Theft Victims

Blog

Topics: Social Security Fraud

DACA: Eight Amnesties for Illegal Aliens, Nothing for Their American Victims

Blog

Topics: DREAM Act, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

As Predicted, the Utah Driving Privilege Card Is a Valuable Tool for Immigration Enforcement

Blog

Topics: Driver's License Fraud, Utah

Articles
-Op-ed
-Academic Articles
-Long-Form Journal Articles
Podcasts
-Parsing Immigration Policy
Regulatory Comments
Litigation
-Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
-Environmental Lawsuits
Press Release
Report
-Memorandum
Book
Fact Sheet
Transcript
Testimony
Video
-Immigration Policy Interview
-Immigration Brief
-Immigration Newsmaker

2022 Lame Duck Session Immigration Legislation
Human Trafficking
Ideological Exclusion
Biden Border Crisis
-Reports from the Border (2021)
--Reports from the Border: Del Rio Sector
--Reports from the Border: Big Bend Sector
Title 42
Border Crisis 2019 - 2020
Covid-19 and Immigration
Federal Regulations
Guatemala
Immigration in Foreign Countries
-Mexico
--Matricula Consular
-Central America
-Cuba
CIS Investigates Terror Travel Threat in Panama and Costa Rica
CIS Reports From America's Other Southern Border: Guatemala-Mexico
Unsecured Border Series
Deferred Enforced Departure (DED)
Optional Practical Training Program (OPT)
Chain Migration
Migrant Caravans
-Migrant Caravans - National Security Threat
-Migrant Caravans - Credible Fear Loophole
-Migrant Caravans - Mexico/UNHCR Plan
RAISE Act (S.354)
Immigration Courts
Immigration Maps
Partnership For A New American Economy
Remittances
Eugene Katz Award
Fraud and Immigration
-Document Fraud
--Tax Fraud
--Driver's License Fraud
--Social Security Fraud
--Employment Fraud
-Visa Fraud
--Marriage Fraud
--Tourist Visa Fraud
--Student Visa Fraud
--Diversity Visa Lottery Fraud
-Voter Fraud
Supreme Court Decisions on Immigration Policy
Migration Policy Institute (MPI)
UnidosUS
Black Americans
Canada
How to Break the Immigration Policy Impasse
Costs of Immigration
-Welfare
--Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
-Social Security
-Health Care
-Wages, Jobs, and Poverty
--Unemployment/Underemployment Rates and Immigration
Education and Foreign Students
-Foreign Students
-Education
National Security
-9/11 Terrorist Attacks
-Faisal Shahzad: The Times Square Bomber
Politics
-The 2012 Presidental Election
-Onyango Obama
-Hispanic Voters
Population and Environment
-National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
Immigration History
Religion
-Catholics
-Evangelicals
-Jews
-Mormons
State and Local Policy
-Sanctuary Cities
-Alabama
-Alaska
-Arizona
--Arizona's Enforcement Law S.B. 1070
-California
--Los Angeles County
-Colorado
-Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (CNMI)
-District of Columbia
-Florida
-Georgia
-Illinois
--Chicago, Cook County
-Maryland
-Massachusetts
-Michigan
-Minnesota
-Mississippi
-Nevada
-New Jersey
-New Mexico
-New York
-North Carolina
-Ohio
-Oregon
-Pennsylvania
-South Carolina
-Texas
-Utah
--Utah Amnesty Law (HB116)
-Virginia
-Washington
Current Numbers
-Immigrant Characteristics and Latest Numbers
-Population Projections
-Hispanic Voter Projections
-Immigrant and U.S.-born Unemployment Rates
--State Level Employment Data
Polls and Surveys
Media Coverage of the Center for Immigration Studies
-C-Span Videos
-TV Interviews
-Radio Interviews
-Outside Events
Federal Immigration Legislation and Executive Action
-DREAM Act
-House Legislation
--House Legislation 2013-14
---Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act (SAFE Act - H.R.2278)
--House Legislation 2015-16
---Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015 (H.R.399)
---Legal Workforce Act (H.R.1147)
--2021 Budget Reconciliation Bill
-Senate Legislation
--Senate Legislation 2013-14
---Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (S.744)
--Senate Legislation 2015-16
---Immigration Innovation Act of 2015 (I Squared Act - S.153)
-Executive Actions
--2014 Executive Action Amnesty
--Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
Illegal Immigration
-Influx of Unaccompanied Minors
-Amnesty and Comprehensive Immigration Reform
--The 2013-14 Immigration Debate
--Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) (1986)
-Attrition and Enforcement
-In-State Tuition
Media Coverage of Immigration Policy
-Washington Post Coverage of Immigration Policy
--Department of Preening Editorials
-The New York Times Coverage of Immigration
-Univision and Telemundo Coverage of Immigration
U.S. Department of State
-Refugees and Asylum
--Asylum
--Refugees
---Afghan Refugees
-Bureau of Consular Affairs
-Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
-Visa Waiver Program
-Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI)
Assimilation and Citizenship
-Birthright Citizenship
-Dual Citizenship
Criminal Aliens
-Gangs
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
-Immigration Parole
-REAL ID Act and Secure Identification
-Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
--Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
--Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE)
--Legal Immigration
---Legal Permanent Residence (LPR) (Green Cards)
----Family Reunification
----Employment Visas
-----EB-5 Permanent Investor Visa Program
----Diversity Visa Lottery
--Nonimmigrant Visas
---Guestworkers
----H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Progam
-----IBM and H-1Bs
-----2015 Disney Layoffs
----H-2A Nonimmigrant Visa Program
-----AgJOBS and Farmworkers
----H-2B Nonimmigrant Visa Progam
----J-1 Nonimmigrant Visa Program
----L-1 Nonimmigrant Visa Program
----R-1 Nonimmigrant Visa Program
--E-Verify
-Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
--Border Wall
--Secure Border Initiative (SBI/SBINet)
--Increasing the Number of Border Patrol Agents
-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
--Secure Communities Program
--287(g) Program
-US VISIT and EXIT System
LEAPS.TV Web Programs
Pew Hispanic Center
Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)
The Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC)